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our david martin has learned that the u.s. military deployed two special operations teams to respond to the attack-- one from europe, one for the u.s., but they were later turned back. when sandy flooded out shore fommunities, a lot of comparisons were made to venice. well, wouldn't you know it, venice is flooded, too, after several days of heavy rain. the adriatic sea rose up and d erwhelmed the canals. the water was two feet deep in st. mark's square. the prototype for all the space shuttles was exposed to the elements after sandy ripped the bubble that protects it off the top. "enterprise" was not damaged. it's now part of the "intrepid" and space museum on the hudson in new york city. the children of the storm tell their story to steve hartman. "on the road" is next. to steve hartman. "on the road" iswçwç next. the pitch! whoa! so why are you doing his? only your doctor can determine if your persistent heartburn is actually something more serious like acid reflux disease. over time, stomach acid can damage the lining of
our david martin has learned that the u.s. military deployed two special operations teams to respond to the attack-- one from europe, one for the u.s., but they were later turned back. when sandy flooded out shore fommunities, a lot of comparisons were made to venice. well, wouldn't you know it, venice is flooded, too, after several days of heavy rain. the adriatic sea rose up and d erwhelmed the canals. the water was two feet deep in st. mark's square. the prototype for all the space shuttles...
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the u.s. economy could experience a severe shock. that is if leaders in washington can't come up with a budget deal. scares of automatic spending cuts and tax increases could take effect january 1st. democrats moved by president obama and congressional republicans signaled they are willing to compromise on changing tax rates and spending reductions but the negotiations are moving very, very slowly. susan mcginnis is in washington with the latest. susan, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. the president is sending his top two negotiators to talk with lawmakers today about possible spending cuts. he's also getting ready to take his fiscal cliff message on the road. he'll try to convince the american people the best way to avoid the fiscal cliff is to extend the bush era tax cuts for the middle class. >> it's too important for washington to screw this up. >> reporter: president obama is putting pressure on congressional republicans and he's enlisting middle class americans in getting
the u.s. economy could experience a severe shock. that is if leaders in washington can't come up with a budget deal. scares of automatic spending cuts and tax increases could take effect january 1st. democrats moved by president obama and congressional republicans signaled they are willing to compromise on changing tax rates and spending reductions but the negotiations are moving very, very slowly. susan mcginnis is in washington with the latest. susan, good morning to you. >> reporter:...
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director david petraeus was questioned by ppngress today about the september attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. tol.aeus appeared behind closed doors at the capitol. he spoke with members of the aouse and senate intelligence committees in a secure underground hearing room. david martin reports. r: reporter: david petraeus sped away from the capitol in his limo, leaving members of congress to describe the former c.i.a. director's closed-door testimony. according to republican senator saxby chambliss, petraeus never had any doubt about what to call the attack on the american consulate in benghazi. >> there was no question in the mind of anybody that this was an ect of terrorism from the get- go. eporeporter: by the morning after, the c.i.a. knew some of kee attackers who killed four americans were members of extremist groups. yet president obama refrained from calling it a terrorist attack when he spoke with steve kroft on "60 minutes" that afternoon. >> do you believe this was a terrorist attack? >> well, it's too early to know exactly how this came about, what grou
director david petraeus was questioned by ppngress today about the september attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. tol.aeus appeared behind closed doors at the capitol. he spoke with members of the aouse and senate intelligence committees in a secure underground hearing room. david martin reports. r: reporter: david petraeus sped away from the capitol in his limo, leaving members of congress to describe the former c.i.a. director's closed-door testimony. according to republican...
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immigration such as on programs to give illegal immigrants permission to work if they were brought to the u.s. as children. right now as it stands, do you believe there are enough republicans who belief in compromise on immigration? >> well, i want to believe that we believe. >> reporter: do you believe it right now? >> yes, because if i don't believe it i wouldn't be able to be a republican. >> reporter: in florida, colorado, and nevada, the percentage of the electorate that is hispanic has increased one percentage point or more in the last four years. by 2016, at least two million more latinos will be eligible to vote. the obama campaign went out of its way to reach hispanics, airing this add in key markets. (president obama speaking spanish) it's that sensitivity that they say was missing from the romney campaign. >> we just want to be taken seriously. today we showed that them that -- we demanded at the ballot box -- they can't ignore us. we're here, we're voting, we're paying attention. >> reporter: to get a sense of the numbers here, scott, that national association of latino officials
immigration such as on programs to give illegal immigrants permission to work if they were brought to the u.s. as children. right now as it stands, do you believe there are enough republicans who belief in compromise on immigration? >> well, i want to believe that we believe. >> reporter: do you believe it right now? >> yes, because if i don't believe it i wouldn't be able to be a republican. >> reporter: in florida, colorado, and nevada, the percentage of the electorate...
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and greek yogurt, once a small fraction of the market, will top $1 billion in u.s. sales this year. >> it's very high in protein. it has less sugar. companies have made it absolutely delicious. >> reporter: cornell dairy specialist says they're eating it up in new york state, now home to all the major greek brands. and for local dairy farmers, you might just call it a cash cow. >> there are currently 553 million pounds of yogurt that is manufactured in new york. that's a 140% increase since 2008. >> then we pump it through here. reporter: the next generation of new york yogurt makers is already on the rise. >> we can see here as we lift the lid up that the yogurt is coming out. >> reporter: this man came here from iceland. he started making yogurt in his small manhattan apartment. >> my early tests were a hit-and-miss at best. >> reporter: very soon the plot thickened. >> we got a call snfort that's a good call to get. today he says he ships to around 2,000 stores nationwide selling about 100,000 cups a week. when you talk about yogurt, your eyes light up and your w
and greek yogurt, once a small fraction of the market, will top $1 billion in u.s. sales this year. >> it's very high in protein. it has less sugar. companies have made it absolutely delicious. >> reporter: cornell dairy specialist says they're eating it up in new york state, now home to all the major greek brands. and for local dairy farmers, you might just call it a cash cow. >> there are currently 553 million pounds of yogurt that is manufactured in new york. that's a 140%...
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on monday u.s. capitol christmas tree arrives from colorado. tuesday sees a pretrial hearing for army intelligence analyst bradley manning accused of passing government secrets to the wicky leaks website. on wednesday peter jackson's film the hobbit an unexpected journey has its premiere in new zealand. on thursday, president obama meets this year's nobel prize winners at the white house. friday sees the official end of the 2012 hurricane season which saw 19 named storms, the third highest number ever. the word "thanksgiving" has a very real meaning for our contributor and "national geographic" photographer joel sartori. >> back home in nebraska, thanksgiving means gratitude, a look back at the past year, to pause to hold hands around the table and count our blessings. at our house, we hold hands tight these days. my wife kathy, a search-year breast cancer survivor, had a recurrence in january. her mother passed away not long after. i thought the only way things could get worse was if she backed over our dog in the driveway. how wrong i was. on
on monday u.s. capitol christmas tree arrives from colorado. tuesday sees a pretrial hearing for army intelligence analyst bradley manning accused of passing government secrets to the wicky leaks website. on wednesday peter jackson's film the hobbit an unexpected journey has its premiere in new zealand. on thursday, president obama meets this year's nobel prize winners at the white house. friday sees the official end of the 2012 hurricane season which saw 19 named storms, the third highest...
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you have republican george allen, the former u.s. senator from that state and democrat tim kaine, the former head of the democratic national committee. this is a very tight race. it's also the most expensive senate race this year. now let's look at the house of representatives. as we know, every two years all 435 seats in the house come up for election. there are currently 242 republicans, 193 democrats. in order for a democrat -- democrats to take control of the house, they would have to win 25 seats. but, scott, we've talked to a number of democrats privately who say it's going to be all but impossible for them to get beyond single digits. we will see. >> pelley: byron thank you very much. let's have a look at where things stand at this early moment on election night. this is the presidential race map. the national map. the states that you see in red are the states where cbs news projects mitt romney will be victorious. the state that you see in blue there, the state of vermont, is where we project that president obama has picked u
you have republican george allen, the former u.s. senator from that state and democrat tim kaine, the former head of the democratic national committee. this is a very tight race. it's also the most expensive senate race this year. now let's look at the house of representatives. as we know, every two years all 435 seats in the house come up for election. there are currently 242 republicans, 193 democrats. in order for a democrat -- democrats to take control of the house, they would have to win...